Amaryllidaceae
Bushman poison bulb
Boophone disticha
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Boophone
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Common names
By language (11)
- Afrikaans
- Boesmangifbol, Gifbol, Kopseerblom, Malkopgif, Perdespook, Seeroogblom
- Arabic
- ذعاقة سامة
- Chinese
- 布风花, 刺眼花, 双生布风, 草原风扇
- English
- Bushman poison bulb, Candelabra flower, Cape poison bulb, Tumblehead
- French
- Boophane disticha
- German
- Boophane disticha, Fächerlilie
- Italian
- Boophane disticha
- Southern Sotho
- Kgutsana ya naha
- Spanish
- Boophane disticha
- Vietnamese
- Boophane disticha
- Zulu
- Incotho
Synonyms
- Amaryllis disticha L.f.
- Amaryllis toxicaria (L.f. ex Aiton) D.Dietr.
- Boophone intermedia M.Roem.
- Boophone longepedicellata Pax
- Boophone toxicaria (L.f. ex Aiton) Herb.
- Brunsvigia ciliaris [Ker-Gawl.]
- Brunsvigia disticha Sweet
- Brunsvigia rautanenii Baker
- Brunsvigia toxicaria [Ker-Gawl.]
- Haemanthus ciliaris L.
- Haemanthus distichus L.f. ex Savage
- Haemanthus lemairei De Wild.
- Haemanthus robustus Pax
- Haemanthus sinuatus Thunb.Mus.Ups. ex Schult.f.
- Haemanthus toxicarius L.f. ex Aiton
Flowers
- In flower
- September to October (from 735 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Michael Bakker Paiva, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Robert Taylor, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Henry de Lange, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: James Deacon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Paul venter, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.